About World Peace...

World Peace. Most people say they want it. Some join peace rallies, wear peace signs on their clothes and jewelry, and some spend a lot of volunteering for causes relating to it. Nobel Peace Prize winners are selected based on their individual contribution to this cause.

Many people don't do anything.

What can you as an individual do to help the world have it? I believe it begins at home with our family, how we act with our neighbors and local community, how we act when we travel outside our own area, what we post in social media, say both in public and private, thoughts we think, and just basically in everything we do.

Are you part of the solution, or do you talk negatively about those who are different than you in some way? If gender,sexual orientation, religion or having none,political affiliation, color of skin,nationality, or anything else like that bother you so much that you feel hatred or strong dislike for someone, I beg you to think this through and figure out what upsets you so much that someone shouldn't have the freedom to have their own beliefs that are different than yours.

Someone who is of a different race than you didn't even have a choice what race they would prefer to be. They were born into it! Nationality? A majority of the time they were born in that country. The same goes for most who are of a different sexual orientation than you. They were born that way. Others may have had some upsetting traumas that caused them to decide to change.

We are all equal. We should treat people with respect. We should give people a chance. I'm not saying we should be close friends with criminals, do business with unethical people, or interact with those who share different values than us. I am saying that we shouldn't pre- judge people by the things I mentioned above. We should get to know them as a real person.

Putting down others doesn't lift anyone up. It serves no useful purpose whatsoever.

I'm making an effort in my own life to pay attention to my thoughts, what I say, and what my actions say about me. I have a long way to go, but every bit of progress is a step for the better. This is a great place to start in the effort to have world peace. Become aware and notice in your own self when you do something that would have a negative effect on an individual or a group. Gossip could fall into this category. I'm sure you can think of many more actions or instances that could.

There are a lot of groups on the internet who are posting ideas for those who would like to be more active in this area. Teleseminars are also being offered by people of all faiths and personal beliefs who are interested in finding common group and looking for the best in all people rather than getting all upset and focusing on differences. Do a search for peace, and you'll have many to choose from.

Please do whatever you can personally to uplift those you interact with. I know since you are reading this you are wanting to make a bigger difference and have more impact on our world today. You are already doing that in various ways already I'm certain. Keep up the great work!

Feel free to share your ideas on how we can all join together to have peace in our world someday.